Host: Brad X

YEEEEAAAAHHHH WHOOP WHOOP!!

Here’s another episode of Get Drunk and Play Records for all you fine folks. Getting drunk on Natural Light is a sure recipe for the mud butt, but it works every time. This episode is another all-singles edition, so sit back and enjoy the sounds being played from my turntable to your ears. Scream along if you want, it’s a PARTY!!!

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NEW SHOW!

Host: Jim Stark

INSTRO A-GO-GO!

Dig the sound of no singin’… with a snot-filled nose, Screamin’ Jim Stark spins his way through the sweatiest and sleaziest instrumental slabs on the first episode of Wild Wild Sound! Get all sauced and shake yer shit, kids!

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NEW SHOW!

Host: Dixiegrrl

Fresh outta the cabbage patch, this ain’t no tar baby, no way! Hanging on for Mercy throws open its doors with episode number ONE! Slinging old and new sides of hot and humid rock ‘n’ roll, spicy R&B, and a few bowls of soupy psych, yer hostess, Gretchen, dips into her record pantry, skipping the hits, picking the zits, and serving it all up with a smile. Tip yer waitress, play loud, and y’all come back often, ya hear!

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Host: Ryan Katastrophe

Alright you beach blanket bimbos and you muscle head nimrods. Join Ryan in a sizzlin’ summer celebration. If you like sand in your sandwich and warm beer you’ve come to the right place.

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Host: R. Fink

Happy Monday, rock’n'rollers! R. Fink’s 8th episode of his rockin’ show will get ya shakin’ yer ass so fast you may just dislocate a hip. Ever used that excuse to call in sick to work before?

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Host: Kopper

More lowdown and dirty garage, punk, and primitive rock’n'roll favorites selected for a sultry June evening in the Midwest by the Dirty Kopper for the eleventh episode of Savage Kick. It’s the kind of weather that makes the homicide rates go up in cities like St. Louis, Atlanta, New York, and Boston. Consider this a soundtrack to the feverish inspiration that often leads to crime on the gritty, tough, unforgiving streets and alleyways of Urban America. Grab the giggle juice and prepare to get punked.

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The Mosquitos – The Ritz – Winter, 1985

As the story goes, this Huntington/Northport, Long Island band formed when a band called Quisp broke up. Leader Vance Brescia had some songs he wanted people to hear, so he got a few friends together to perform them. Those friends included ex-Fabians’ Steve Prisco (guitar) and Iain Morrison (bass), as well as Pat Bishow (drums). Soon Tony Millions would join on organ (and occasional lead vocals) and the lineup was complete.

The Mosquitos took off quickly. The band got excellent press and built up quite a local following. Soon, they gained a ton of fans on NYC’s burgeoning garage scene, despite the fact that their roots were more Mersey/60s pop.

Sometime early in ’84, Bishow left and Pete Bross filled in on drums until the band found permanent replacement Mitch Towse. (Bross would come back for the last couple months of the band’s existence a couple years further on.)

This is hardly the place for a full Mosquitos’ history. At some point, perhaps, I’ll write one. I’d prefer that happen as part of a Mosquitos’ CD retrospective, but one doesn’t appear to be forthcoming. (Note: Yours truly and an old friend would love to help change that.)

This show features The Mosquitos at what some fans consider their peak. Others would argue that once they started doing “That Was Then, This Is Now” – the song that The Monkees covered for a Top 20 hit a year later – the band had already turned away from their most exciting material. Regardless of which opinion you subscribe to, I think this recording shows The Mosquitos really had it together as a live band. Yes, they wrote great pop songs. Sure, they were good musicians. However, the thing that always blows my mind is the vocals. Listen to “Changed My Mind” and you’ll hear a fine example.

This particular show comes to us in a couple parts. I’d originally wanted to present my copy of this show. Unfortunately, the cassette was mangled sometime in the past 21 years. A week or so ago, however, I lucked into another copy when Eamonn Bowles (now of the Martinets) sent me a copy of his old band, The Martinets, live at Max’s Kansas City. That band included both Steve Prisco and Iain Morrison, who’d get going with The Mosquitos not long after The Fabians folded. The disc Eamonn sent included The Mosquitos at The Ritz in addition to The Fabians’ material. And suddenly I knew I was in business.

One problem: Since Eamonn wanted to also include some other cool stuff on the CD, his copy only included the regular set. I wanted the whole thing, so I asked my pal Bill Jones for the encore tracks. You’ll notice there’s a difference in sound quality. Hey, such is life. You’re getting the whole show.

You’ve probably also noticed that there are breaks between the songs. That’s the way they came to me on CD. If my old tape had worked, you’d've heard all the in-between chatter, too. On the positive side, you’ll probably hear other Mosquitos’ live shows over time, as Bill and I have a bunch of other cassettes.

Thanks to the following people for making this possible: Eamonn Bowles, Bill Jones, and Steve Prisco.

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On the fifth episode of The Vagabond Garage Rocker, Steve features new music from The Neins, Okmoniks, The Penetrators, Bad Preachers, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Demon’s Claws, and more! Get yourself a beer, crank this shit up to 10 on your stereo, get out on the deck… ’cause it’s SUMMER BABY!!

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Host: Bradx

Brad’s really fucking happy that you’re joining him in Shit City for this, his latest episode. Even though it finds him on the opposite end of the weekend, he’s still giddy as hell (see pic). Recommended beer: Hamm’s (“the beer refreshing”).

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Host: Duke Eastwood

Another misadventure in mono; Duke Eastwood brings you another podcast to get your Tokyo-Drift on to. Pay close attention and see if you can catch the theme of this show; it’s something you’ll do a lot of when you explain to the repair man that your computer was KILLED BY PORN. You look like a pervert, so act like one!

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I’ve been meaning to post about this but keep forgetting… So here goes:

The GaragePunk Podcast recently got added to the “Featured Podcasts” section of the iTunes Music Store under Music Podcasts! We’re not really sure how this happened, or what sort of criteria a podcast must meet in order to get listed here, but it probably just boils down to someone at Apple taking a liking to us. Whatever the reason, it is VERY cool that we’ve garnered this listing because it means a lot of great exposure for our shows and the music featured on ‘em.

The iTunes listing has obviously directed a lot of traffic our way, as our subscription numbers recently jumped to almost 700 and the number of downloads has also jumped to somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 downloads per show. These are pretty staggering numbers when compared to where we were just a month ago, when our shows were lucky to get more than 1,000 downloads each. Anyway, if you would like to check out our iTunes listing and add a comment, please do! Here’s how to find it:

1. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
2. Launch iTunes on your computer. (Don’t have iTunes? Download it for FREE here!)
3. Under the “Store” menu on the left side, click “iTunes Store.”
4. Under “Categories,” select “Music.”
5. Click on “See All” in the “FEATURED” box in the center.
6. Page through the Music podcasts until you see the listing for GaragePunk Podcast (we were on Page 4 this morning).
7. Click the link for our podcast and enter your comments! (Click where it says “Write a review.”)

Thanks. And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE!

The “I” Decade

Host: MalThursday

The latest installment of the series features a heapin’ helpin’ of Florida-related ’60s era rock & roll songs, all with the word “I” in the title. This episode is a GaragePunk.com Podcast exclusive, and one of the most rocking yet. Special thanks to forum fiend Eargasm! for the Bash track. Produced by MalThursday and JeffMiami in living monophonic sound.

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Host: Ryan Katastrophe

It’s time once again to choke on those nasty ol’ cancer sticks and gag on that black sludge. More of what you’ve come to expect here… Roarin’ rockabilly, gut-bustin’ garage, stompin’ soulies, and just all-around fun music. Enjoy yo-selves!

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Host: Central Computer

Central Computer dumps a final batch of harsh kickers on you before powering down for good. Surf, fuzz, screaming and dancing, dead-robot style. Launch!

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The Fabians – Max’s Kansas City – New York, NY – June 25, 1981

Formed out on the North Shore of Long Island, NY in the late ’70s, the band’s core included Steve Prisco (guitar) and Iain Morrison (bass), along with Jon Arm on drums and Eamonn Bowles on vocals. Later, Roger Murdock would take over the drum stool.

Punk fans will note that there’s a cover of (SF punk band) The Maids’ “Back To Bataan” in this set. Well, as some may know, John McCormick of The Maids moved to NYC as The Maids’ tale came to an end. At one point in his time in New York, McCormick played with The Fabians.

Although The Fabians never put out a record, they did plan to put out “Affairs of the Heart” and “Take A Vacation” as a single. Eamonn is digging through the old boxes of cassette tapes to try and find them. With luck, those tracks will appear in either the Long Island episode of Highs in the Mid-80s or on a future episode of The Speed Of Sound.

Soon after the dissolution of The Fabians, Steve and Iain helped found The Mosquitos, a band rooted in Merseybeat. Over time, that band would become one of the most popular on the NYC scene. In 1986, The Monkees covered their song, “That Was Then, This Is Now” and rode it into the Top 20. These days, Steve plays with The Blaggards. Eamonn and Roger play with The Martinets.

You can read a little bit about the Fabians in one of Steve’s blog postings.

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Host: Rob Baker

slop (släp) n. 1 spilled or splashed liquid. 2 soft mud or slush. 3 unappetizing, watery food or soup. 4 waste food used to feed pigs or other animals; swill. 5 mash remaining after alcohol distillation. 6 human excrement. 7 repulsively effusive writing or speech.

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Host: Dan Electreau

Tune in and turn on as Dan Electreau breaks the boundaries of space and time to bring you one Earth hour of wylde sounds from the last 50 years.

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Host: The Dirty Kopper

Episode number 10 of Savage Kick will hit you on this warm June day like a slug to your noodle. Join the dirty Kopper as he hits ya hard with some tough, mean selections from the likes of The Mono Men, Cheater Slicks, Oblivians, Epsilons, Blank Its, The No-Talents, The Monsters, The Real Kids, and lots more from the darkside of dangerous, desperate rock’n'roll. Grab the giggle juice and prepare to get punked.

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Host: R. Fink

Are you ready to commit Rock’n'Roll Suicide? You’d better be… cuz R. Fink’s back with episode number 7! Feast yer ears…

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NEW SHOW!

Host: Duke Eastwood

If the term “Rock and Roll” is an old euphemism for sexual intercourse, then what new term would be given to explain classic punk rock being PODCAST? Let’s consider it the equivalent of your computer being so clogged with smut viruses that the hard drive won’t ever work again; consider it KILLED BY PORN!

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